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In this episode of Devlok with Devdutt Pattanaik, Devdutt illustrates the life of Siddhartha and his journey towards enlightenment. Siddhartha was restrained from the world outside his opulent palace because it was prophesied that Siddhartha would either become a great king or he would be a great spiritual leader. Siddhartha's father raised him up in opulence and sheltered him from the knowledge of religion and human hardships. One day he ventured out of the palace and witnesses four types of sorrows and had many skeptical questions which none could answer. He set off leaving his palace, his wife, his children and everything behind to find the source of the sorrows he witnessed. He attained the knowledge of living and the source of sorrows through meditation and came to be called as the Buddha. Buddha travelled around many places and built religious organized institutions to spread his teachings. He was first among the monks who shared his ideas and concepts with the locals which created a big revolution. Just like every religion is not static even Buddhism transformed over time which leads us to the three types of Buddhism known as the ‘Theravada’, ‘Mahayana’ and ‘Vajrayana’.

In this episode of Devlok with Devdutt Pattanaik, Devdutt illustrates the life of Siddhartha and ...In this episode of Devlok with Devdutt Pattanaik, Devdutt illustrates the life of Siddhartha and his journey towards enlightenment. Siddhartha was restrained from the world outside his opulent palace because it was prophesied that Siddhartha would either become a great king or he would be a great spiritual leader. Siddhartha's father raised him up in opulence and sheltered him from the knowledge of religion and human hardships. One day he ventured out of the palace and witnesses four types of sorrows and had many skeptical questions which none could answer. He set off leaving his palace, his wife, his children and everything behind to find the source of the sorrows he witnessed. He attained the knowledge of living and the source of sorrows through meditation and came to be called as the Buddha. Buddha travelled around many places and built religious organized institutions to spread his teachings. He was first among the monks who shared his ideas and concepts with the locals which created a big revolution. Just like every religion is not static even Buddhism transformed over time which leads us to the three types of Buddhism known as the ‘Theravada’, ‘Mahayana’ and ‘Vajrayana’.

Renowned mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik takes viewers on a voyage of Hindu mythology as he hosts ‘Devlok with Devdutt Pattanaik’. The show highlights characters, stories, events and symbols from the religion deciphering their true meaning. Each episode covers one phenomenon from the great texts. From the concept of the Holy Triad - Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva to the different avatars of the Goddess Durga, each episode is engaging and addictive making mythology relevant even today.

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